Linksys Wireless adapter recognition

I have a compaq presario notebook running on Windows 98se. I received a
linksys Wireless adapter (WPC54G) for Christmas. After wrangling all day
with it, I've been able to find a software patch that installs correctly;
however, my computer doesn't recognize the new hardware when I insert the
card and restart the system. The box says it's 98se compatible, but the list
of network available network adapters under "control panel: Networks" doesn't
include Linksys wireless.

Does anyone have a suggestion for how to resolve this problem and have my
computer recognize the hardware? Or should I upgrade to Windows xp?